Wow, another chapter. All I have to say is a HUGE thank-you to all my reviewers, and I hope you enjoy.

Title: Awakening Beyblade Style

Summary: In a world of darkness, a single light shines. But what happens when this light falls in love with the prince of darkness.

Disclaimer: Bloody hell these things are depressing. In case someone out there has the wrong impression...NO I DON'T OWN ANY BEYBLADE CHARACTERS, but I do own my own characters.

Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure

Rating: M

"You should really change your occupation slayer," was all he had to say before disappearing back into the night.

She just stood there stunned for several minutes before the impact of what had just happened suddenly hit her. She could have been killed…if not for some incredibly gorgeous, mysterious guy.

'No Rayne, you can't think like that, that jerk was a vampire…but he did have a nice ass, and those eyes,' she thought before hitting herself after realizing that she had just thought that a creature of the night had a nice ass.

She was just about to argue with herself some more when a deep growling sound brought her back to the present. And that growling sound came from….her stomach.

"Fuck, how long has it been since I've had a decent meal," Rayne pondered out loud.

With those words spoken, she started heading back to the nearest village, never noticing the crimson eyes following her every move.

"But Donnie, how am I supposed to save your village from demon attacks on an empty stomach," pleaded a very desperate and hungry young slayer.

"Ha, you couldn't hold your own against a cockroach; I don't know why you ever took up that occupation. If you want some grub then get your ass some money and come back. 'Til then, don't go botherin' me!" bellowed a sloppy looking bartender, wearing a stained, torn singlet with grubby looking stubbies doing nothing to hide his beer belly.

A rather disgruntled Rayne quietly left the food court, all the while having visions of pizza and beer. (Lol, I don't know what they had in the 1800s, so yeah)

"Where the fuck am I supposed to get money from? Isn't it enough that that stupid psycho village leader didn't believe I killed those garwas. Well, ok I didn't, but still, he should have paid me," grumbled a very pissed off Rayne.

After going to other various people in the village asking for at least a scrap of food to keep her satisfied for the time being, she abandoned the peaceful community in hopes of finding something to eat elsewhere. She was walking along an old worn out track through the forest, taking in all of the scenery. Ancient trees with bright emerald green leave the same shade as her eyes, housing all kinds of wildlife. Birds happily singing their songs could be heard all around the red-haired beauty.

'So peaceful,' she thought. 'Why couldn't everyone act like this, happy and carefree.'

Along the way, Rayne had accidentally taken a wrong turn, and ended up in an area of the forest, completely foreign to her.

"Well that's just fucking great. Now where the hell am I supposed to go," groaned a now even more pissed off Rayne. "Oh well, looks like it's adventure time. Oh joy."

Upon further inspection, she realized that she had been lead to a track of dirt that had been very worn down.

"I guess I should just follow the yellow brick road," she sarcastically replied to herself.

After several minutes of walking down the run down path, Rayne found herself outside an incredibly large, freaky looking castle.

"Holy shit, this is the Hiwatari's castle," she whispered to nobody in particular.

Never being one to pass up the chance for some mischief, and also feeling excruciatingly hungry, Rayne came to the decision that she'd sneak in, snoop around, grab something from the kitchen, and sneak out before the vampires even noticed she was there. After some very sneaky break in tactics, and the fact that there were no guards on duty, she appeared in a very long and elaborately decorated hallway. After the customary snooping around she came to the conclusion that the vampires of the house were currently occupied with a beautiful thing called sleep, since she had seen none walking the hallways.

"Now where's that kitchen," she said to herself, while scouting various rooms that didn't look like bedchambers, cause she'd hate to bump into a vamp right about now.

After a good ten minutes of looking around, she finally came to the right room. And boy what a room. It had several large fridges, and pantries that reached the ceiling.

'I'm in heaven,' thought a very happy Rayne with a very agreeable stomach.

After several minutes of drooling over all the possibilities of food supplies, she quickly surveyed the room for any nightcrawlers, before racing over to the first fridge and diving in to the massive amounts of bread (yes I'm putting the bread in the fridge…so sue me…on second thoughts) and cheese and….OMG, CHOCOLATE.

Rayne was so absorbed in her…ahem…work, that she didn't realize the two midnight patrol guards until after they had noticed her.

"Well, well, well, lookie what we have 'ere," the first guard commented, giving her the quick once over.

"Looks like another human prisoner for our dungeon I'd say," replied the second one, dressed in your typical 'I'm a scary guard' uniform.

"Uh…umm…you guys wouldn't want to capture me. I mean…umm…I'm a slayer, and as such my people would come looking for me, I'm very important, and you'd have a war on your hands," answered a very nervous Rayne, all the while fidgeting with her nails.

"Did you hear that John, she's a slayer," retorted the pudgy looking guard, still eyeing her goodies through her revealing outfit.

"I heard Mal, all the more reason to take her prisoner."

At this stage Rayne was feeling slightly anxious, I mean come on, it's not everyday that you have two vampire guards talking about taking you captive, all the while one's staring at your tits. It's slightly unnerving.

With that said, they both grabbed her, successfully restraining her arms and legs so she couldn't seize any weapons. They then lead her down a dark corridor that she hadn't seen before, and threw her head first into an empty cell, before sitting down on the outside to keep watch.

"Ow, stupid wenches, what the fuck was that for!" roared a pissed off slayer, rubbing her head trying to make the pain go away.

"Fiery one isn't she," remarked the fat guard, meanwhile ignoring the cursing coming from inside the cell.

After Rayne finally got her mouth under control, she took the time to observe her new surroundings. She was currently being held in a fairly large cell, three solid concrete walls with no windows, and one wall made of steel bars extending to the ceiling with a large padlock preventing her escape. Surprisingly, the ground that she was seated upon was quite comfy, and there was even a decent looking cot in the corner to sleep in. all in all she'd have to say that she was confined in a cozier atmosphere than where she usually camps.

"You know, V1 and V2, (at this the guards laughed) you guys really know how to make a prisoner feel welcome. No, I'm serious, I've seen hotels in worse shape than this, and they charge you to stay there. You have a lot to learn about how to be proper captors," addressed a very calm and content slayer.

At the end of this little speech, the guards were genuinely smiling at each other, enjoying the conversation their new friend was providing.

After a good hour of pointless and friendly chatter, the two guards and their 'prisoner' were all laughing with one another. Rayne had learnt countless pieces of information about the two, while they were no closer to knowing anything about her, though they didn't seem to mind. They enjoyed her company. When all of the noise had died down, Rayne finally realized that she was in fact being held hostage in the notorious Hiwatari family's castle, swarming with vampires, and did not know what was to become of her.

"Hey, V1, V2 (the guards nodded, already being accustomed to their new nicknames" what's going to happen to me now," asked a curious Rayne.

The guards quickly dropped their smiles, not wanting anything to happen to their new found friend, and unhurriedly replied, "I'm afraid that is not up to us to decide. The king is currently away on business, and your fate will be left up to Prince Kai."

She became very downhearted at this latest piece of information. She had heard rumors of the king's ruthless son, and was very concerned about what he would decide to do with her.

"Oh," was all she said, before turning her eyes down to stare at the floor.

The two guards shared worried glances prior to a new vampire coming in to tell them that the prince would be down momentarily to decide upon the prisoner's fate. Rayne was quickly becoming extremely anxious, but decided to hold her head up high, and not take any crap from this prince. The other vampire hurriedly left once he heard footsteps heading towards the dungeon. A door could be heard opening, and Rayne stood up straight, prepared to dish out all kinds of insults.

But what she wasn't prepared for was the face she saw…….

Sorry it's so short, but I have a headache and felt it was a good place to leave it at. Thank-you again and if you're interested please read my other story.

Luv Sasha aka DMWCB